Sheetz has dropped the cost of its diesel exhaust fluid from approximately .50 per gallon to 99 cents per gallon through Jan. 31 at 24 locations in Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and North Carolina – including one in Henrico. The Sheetz at 550 South Airport Drive is now offering the reduced-price DEF. Sheetz officials said that the price drop will result in an average savings for to for customers, depending upon the size of their DEF tanks. The lower price applies only to bulk DEF sold at Sheetz’s truck diesel dispensers. Earlier in the month, Sheetz announced...Article Link

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Henrico County is poised to become the first locality in the region and one of the first in Virginia to have solar panels installed at a closed landfill, which will generate reduced-cost, renewable energy to power a nearby sewage pump station. Under a proposal set for consideration Tuesday by the Henrico Board of Supervisors, BrightSuite, a subsidiary of Dominion Energy, would design, install and maintain a 349-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on about two acres at the closed Springfield Road Landfill, 10600 Fords Country Lane in the county’s Far West End, adjacent to Interstate 295. In addition to leasing the site...Article Link

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 Construction of the Henrico County Sports and Event Center at Virginia Center is progressing on schedule, and the facility now is under roof. Officials are planning a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony in September, before they spend several weeks familiarizing themselves with it. Some local or regional events are likely to take place before the end of the year, according to officials with the Henrico Sports and Entertainment Authority, which is charged with overseeing the center. Soon, the SEA will begin receiving bids from companies interested in managing the day-to-day operations of the facility. On Tuesday, SEA Executive Director Dennis...Article Link

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Henrico County soon will receive just more than ,000 as part of the first payment from opioid manufacturer Mallinckrodt to Virginia, which the state will receive this week. The company’s initial .488 million payment will be divided three ways, with the state receiving just more than 3,000, the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority receiving [post_excerpt].918 million, and localities splitting just more than [post_excerpt] million. Henrico will receive about 4.47% of the latter amount, or ,813.67. This payment from Mallinckrodt is the first from an expected .6 million during the next eight years, assuming Mallinckrodt does not prepay the settlement. Should it...Article Link

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Nikhita Saravanan, a seven-year member of 4-H, was among four teens from Virginia honored at the recent Evening with 4-H ceremony and celebration. Saravanan and the three others earned Virginia 4‑H Youth in Action Program awards, which recognize four young leaders with diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives in 4-H core pillar areas: agriculture, civic engagement, healthy living, and STEM. Saravanan earned the award for civic engagement. Her life has changed through her Virginia 4-H journey, she said, as she gained life skills such as leadership, confidence, and the ability to empathize with others. “I have always strived to bring change...Article Link

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The leadership honor society Omicron Delta Kappa recently initiated the following local students: Suyeon Kim, Karthik Lalwani and Kelsey Hark, of Glen Allen; Matthew Johnson, Connor Butterworth, Caroline Bisese, Lady Greer Corral, Josephine Holland, Alice Mendelson, Alexander Ezzelle, Joseph Hagan and Jake Kleinschuster, of Henrico; and Ximena Ramirez Alban, of Sandston. Students initiated into the society must be sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate/professional students in the top 35% of their class. Students must demonstrate leadership experience and embrace ODK ideals. *** The following students from Henrico County were named to the fall 2022 president’s list at Southern New Hampshire University:...Article Link

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Deep Run High School The Wildcats' wrestling squad had an outstanding showing at the Prince George Invitational this past weekend, with a total of 10 wrestlers placing within the top eight. Dylan Liberczuk, Jerry Simon, David Simon, Cameron McKay and Asadbek Komiljonov all were crowned champions of their respective weight classes. Ajay Pai and Colby Taylor finished second overall, while Mustafa Safi finished third, Nicholas Gagliardi fourth, and Drayton Moore sixth to give the Wildcats a second place finish in the team rankings. Freeman High School Junior sprinting standout Ellie Grace Robinson of the Mavericks' track and field team has...Article Link

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A 16-year-old Henrico boy Monday entered guilty pleas in a murder that shocked the region and nation in early 2021. In Henrico Circuit Court, Dylan A. Williams admitted to firing the nine shots that killed 13-year-old Quioccasin Middle School student Lucia Bremer in the Gayton Forest West neighborhood near Godwin High School on the afternoon of March 26, 2021. In addition to that first-degree murder charge, Williams also entered a guilty plea in the attempted murder of Bremer’s friend, who was walking with her at the time of the shooting. Williams, who was 14 at the time, will be sentenced...Article Link

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Commonwealth Commercial Partners, LLC recently announced the following lease transactions in Henrico County: Sunrise Construction Company, LLC – leased 111,198 SF at 7400 Impala Drive (David Williams and Chip Louthan represented the landlord); Beauty Systems Group, LLC – renewed its lease of 2,500 SF at 3415 Old Parham Road (Michael Morris represented the landlord); Mpower Career Training LLC d/b/a M|Power Education – leased 1,607 SF at 5300 Hickory Park Drive (Tucker Dowdy and Michael Good represented the tenant); Whole Heart Space, LLC – leased 1,856 SF at 9726 Gayton Road (Thomas Lynde and Ryan Fanelli represented the tenant); Humble Haven...Article Link

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Nearly three-quarters of the 1,378 respondents to a recent GRTC/PlanRVA transit survey would use public transit to commute between, to or from the West Broad Street corridor in Henrico's West End if it were more available, data from the survey shows. The survey is part of an ongoing study by the two groups to determine the feasibility of extending GRTC’s Pulse bus rapid transit along the West Broad Street corridor into Short Pump. The Pulse currently provides frequent service (typically every 10 or 15 minutes, depending upon the day and time) along a 7.6-mile loop at 14 stops between Rocketts...Article Link

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